there is one place I have been to; it was none other than Blackpool Pleasure Beach! So you say to yourself, on one hand there is Blackpool and on the other there is Australia… now I know which one I’d rather go to. However, it all boils down to one thing: money. Good old money; that “green stuff” which makes the world go around. So with lack of that very thing, it had to be ‘sunny old Blackpool’: how exciting! My expectations of Blackpool were not what you would call high; in fact I didn’t expect
Berkshire 1,280,000 Top 10 UKattractions not charging admission Attraction Visitor Numbers Blackpool Pleasure Beach 6,200,00 Tate Modern, London 4,618,632 British Museum, London 4,607,311 National Gallery, London 4,130,973 Natural History Museum, London 2,957,501 Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2,661,338 Science Museum, Birmingham 2,628,374 Pleasure land Theme Park, 2,000,000 Eastbourne Pier 1,900,000 York Minster, York 1,570,500
the theoretical concepts associated with tourism, leisure and hospitality developments in Blackpool. It also looks at the economic, social, political and environmental impacts of tourism. There are a variety of reasons why Blackpool has been developed as a tourist resort, and it has many historical sites of interest including the beach and Blackpool Tower. It also has a variety of leisure activities. Blackpool also offers a wide range of accommodation and restaurant options. It is a very accessible
An experience I will always remember was when I went to Blackpool with my football team. It was early April 2009, my football team had enlisted in a tournament in Blackpool and we were eager to go. When the day came to leave I was woken at the crack of dawn. I was keen to get to Blackpool as swiftly as possible, not only for the football that was ahead of us but also for the famous Pleasure Beach. The coach picked us up at around 8 am and in we crammed into an already full coach. The journey down
Have you ever wondered how roller coasters are able to move? Roller coasters don't have engines to make them move after the first hill. In order for the car to reach the top of that e hill, the car has to be pulled up by a rope or wire of some sort hooked to a motor. The roller coasters use energy instead of an engine to help the car move. Once the car has reached the top of the hill the car has built up potential energy. When the car is going down the hill the potential energy changes to kinetic
statement has diminished with time. Aristotle in explaining his definition of leisure drew a clear line between leisure and play (Pike & Price, 2008, p. 13). It is this line that separates the examples throughout history. His view of happiness and pleasure implied the activity undertaken was done so for
The Scale of the UKTravel and Tourism Industry 1. Value of Travel and Tourism to the UKeconomy. · Travel and tourism is a major industry in this country and is at the top of the league of invisible earners of foreign currency.Tourism is one of the largest industries in the UK, worth approximately £75.9 billion. · GDP is defined as the total value of all goods and services produced within that territory during a specified period (most commonly, per year). A common equation for GDP is: